That "no-GUMP" Scratching Sound

In a previous article, "Marco Leon" said:
I hope to never hear this first-hand. Of course I've increased the
odds in my favor quite a bit by flying a fixed-gear aircraft.

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircra...ideo-7951.html

So what's the story? It's pretty obvious from the alarms going off and
the way the camera goes to the side window just before touch down that
they knew the gear wasn't down, but why?

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On Feb 20, 6:18 pm, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:

So what's the story? It's pretty obvious from the alarms going off and
the way the camera goes to the side window just before touch down that
they knew the gear wasn't down, but why?

I don't think it was a gear failure. As I responded to Peter's post,
the poster of the video seems to have been the cameraman as well. If
that's the case, the caption on the video page claims that it was
pilot error. The pilot pats the dash in a way I would if I screwed up
like that.

Then there's the short approach. If I had a known gear problem, I
would have probably been on a long final to ease the vertical load and
pick my spot carefully. I fly a fixed-gear so I'm not familiar with
proper technique.

Marco

Paul Tomblin wrote:
In a previous article, "Marco Leon" said:
I hope to never hear this first-hand. Of course I've increased the
odds in my favor quite a bit by flying a fixed-gear aircraft.

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircra...ideo-7951.html

So what's the story? It's pretty obvious from the alarms going off and
the way the camera goes to the side window just before touch down that
they knew the gear wasn't down, but why?

No, I think the reason he turns out the side window because as the plane
starts to flare there's no view other than sky out the front for the guy
in the back seat so he turns towards the side window.